Definition
sg: of himself, herself, itself;
pl: of themselves
Vocabulary Form
ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς
Erasmian
Modern
Root
ἑαυτου
Frequency
319
GK
1571
Notes
Because of the word's meaning, it can never occur in the nominative; so for this word the lexical form is the genitive singular. It follows the same inflectional pattern as αὐτός. ἑαυτου can also be translated in the plural as a first ("ourselves") or second ("yourselves") person.
Biblical Concordance
| Luke 13:19 | It is like a mustard seed that a man took and threw into his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky made nests in its branches.” |
| Luke 13:34 | “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to it! How often I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her (heautēs | ἑαυτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) brood under her wings, and you did not want it! |
| Luke 14:11 | For everyone who exalts himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) will be exalted.” |
| Luke 14:26 | “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) own (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) own (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) life, he cannot be my disciple. |
| Luke 14:27 | Whoever does not carry his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) own (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. |
| Luke 14:33 | In the same way, therefore, everyone of you who does not renounce all his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) possessions cannot be my disciple. |
| Luke 15:17 | “Coming to himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd), he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough bread, but here I am, dying from hunger! |
| Luke 15:20 | So he left that place and went to his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) father. While he was still a long way from home, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and fell upon his neck and kissed him. |
| Luke 16:3 | And the manager said to himself (heautō | ἑαυτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. |
| Luke 16:5 | Calling each one of his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) master’s debtors, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ |
| Luke 16:8 | The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) own (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) generation than the sons of light. |
| Luke 16:9 | And I say to you, make friends for yourselves (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc2nd) by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal homes. |
| Luke 16:15 | And he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc2nd) before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination before God. |
| Luke 17:3 | “Be on your (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc2nd) guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. |
| Luke 17:14 | When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc2nd) to the priests.” And as they went they were made clean. |
| Luke 18:4 | He didn’t want to for a time. But later on he said to himself (heautō | ἑαυτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), ‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people, |
| Luke 18:9 | He also told this parable to some who were confident in themselves (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), because they were righteous, and treated others with contempt. |
| Luke 18:11 | The Pharisee stood and prayed like this to himself: (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of mankind — swindlers, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. |
| Luke 18:14 | I tell you, this man went down to his house upright in the sight of God, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) will be exalted.” |
| Luke 19:12 | So he said, “A certain noble went to a distant country to acquire royal power for himself (heautō | ἑαυτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) and then to return. |
| Luke 19:13 | So, calling ten of his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Conduct business until I return.’ |
| Luke 20:5 | They reasoned among themselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc3rd), saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ then he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ |
| Luke 20:20 | So they watched him closely and sent spies who (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc3rd) pretended to be righteous so they could catch him in his word, and in this way deliver him to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor. |
| Luke 21:30 | When they have already put forth their leaves, you see for yourselves (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc2nd) and know that summer is already near. |
| Luke 21:34 | “But watch yourselves (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc2nd) lest your minds be dulled by dissipation and drunkenness and the anxieties of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly, |